The Adirondack
Council urges you to visit the websites of our
Forever Wild
Partners and these
other sites.
Non-Governmental
Sites
The Adirondack Museum Acid
Rain Website. Visit it
at: www.adirondackmuseum.org/acidrain/
The Adirondack
Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) documents invasive plant distributions
and advances measures to protect and restore native ecosystems
in the Park through partnerships with Adirondack residents and
institutions. The Program coordinates two projects: the
Aquatic Invasive Plant Project and the Terrestrial Invasive Plant
Project. Visit them at: www.adkinvasives.com/Index.html
The Center for the Advancement
of Sustainable Tourism (CAST) is
a comprehensive approach to maximizing community assets, obtaining
resources that communities need, and creating a sustainable community
tourism initiative. CAST is a program of the Adirondack Economic
Development Corporation (AEDC). Visit them at: www.cast-online.com
Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) works
to build widespread citizen understanding and advocacy for policies
and actions designed to manage and protect interdependent land
and water resources, wildlife and public health. CCE carries
out this mission through public education, research, lobbying,
organizing and public outreach. Visit them at: www.citizenscampaign.org
Earth Share of New York is more than 65 of the most effective
environmental and conservation charities working to preserve
and protect our environment - locally, regionally, nationally,
and globally. It makes it easy for government organizations and
corporations to help their employees preserve, protect, and defend
the environment through expanded charitable giving campaigns
at the workplace. Contact Earth Share today to see how you can
bring Earth Share to your workplace! Visit them at: www.earthshareny.org
or e-mail them at: info@earthshare.org
The Intercollegiate Outing
Club Association (IOCA)
is an organization designed to network and assist outing clubs
at schools across the country. IOCA.org offers a central list
of outing clubs with contact info, an email list for announcing
trips and collaborating on larger events as well as contacts
and resources for issues as diverse as discount equipment deals
to advice to ride-sharing. Visit them at: www.ioca.org
The Northern Forest Alliance is a coalition of conservation, recreation
and forestry organizations united to protect the 26 million-acre
Northern Forest of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.
Visit them at: www.northernforestalliance.org
Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to 1168
grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural
change. Visit them at www.orionsociety.org
http://www.orionsociety.org/Step
It Up 2007 is a organization
working to highlight the need for action to stop climate
change. Step It Up 2007 is spearheaded by Bill McKibben, the
author of “The End of Nature” and speaker at the Adirondack
Council’s “Climate Change and the Future of the Adirondack
Park” conference in 2002. More information about participating
in or hosting an event near you can be found at www.stepitup2007.org.
The Upper Saranac Lake Foundation
seeks to preserve, enhance,
and protect the natural beauties, environmental qualities, and
recreational enjoyment of the Upper Saranac Lake region. Visit
them at:www.uslf.org
The Wilderness Society uses scientific expertise, analysis and
bold advocacy at the highest levels to save, protect and restore
America's wilderness areas. Visit them at: www.wilderness.org/
New York State
Government
New York State Governor Paterson
www.ny.gov/governor
New York State Assembly www.assembly.state.ny.us
New York State Senate www.senate.state.ny.us
The Adirondack Park Agency
was created in 1971 by
the NY State Legislature to develop long-range land use plans
for both public and private lands within the Park. Visit
them at: www.apa.state.ny.us
The Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) is
charged with the stewardship of the publicly owned Forest Preserve.
The DEC also has regulatory responsibility for point-source pollution
control, timber management practices guidance, wildlife management,
the Adirondack Sign Law, mining activities, etc. The DEC is divided
up into nine regions throughout the state. DEC Regions 5 and
6 govern the Park. Visit them at: www.dec.ny.gov
Federal Government
The White House www.whitehouse.gov
US House of Representatives
www.house.gov
US Senate www.senate.gov
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was
created in 1970, through an executive reorganization plan, as
an independent regulatory agency responsible for the implementation
of federal laws designed to protect the environment. Visit them
at: www.epa.gov
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